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UNMC, NHS To Hold Sept. 27 Tree Planting in South Sioux City  To Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held Sept. 27 in South Sioux City as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness […]

Sep 22, 1999

UNMC, NHS To Hold Sept. 30 Tree Planting in York to Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held Sept. 30 in York as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness level for […]

Sep 22, 1999

Unlocking the mystery of the Human Gene Holds Promise for Disease Prevention and Treatment

by Brad Schaefer, M.D. Associate Director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation University of Nebraska Medical Center The speed at which our knowledge of human genetics has progressed over the last 10 years has been truly remarkable. Words like “explosion” or  “revolution” have been used to describe the way in which this information […]

Sep 21, 1999

UNMC, NHS To Hold Sept. 23 Tree Planting in Petersburg to Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held Sept. 23 in Petersburg as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness level for […]

Sep 17, 1999

UNMC/NHS Physicians To Provide Free Sense of Smell and Pulmonary Function Tests at Husker Harvest Days

Attendees at Husker Harvest Days this week will be able to receive free sense of smell and pulmonary function tests provided by physicians from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Husker Harvest Days will be held Sept. 14 to 16 near Grand Island. The pulmonary function tests will be available throughout […]

Sep 13, 1999

Guest Lecturer To Speak at UNMC Wednesday on Testicular Cancer:

Eight Communities, State of Nebraska Proclaim Sept. 15 as Carol Bell Cancer Awareness Day Eight communities as well as the State of Nebraska have drafted proclamations declaring Sept. 15 as Carol Bell Cancer Awareness Day. Carol Bell, who died of lung cancer in August 1997, was the wife of Bob Bell, president of the Greater […]

Sep 13, 1999

Proceeds To Go Toward UNMC Eppley Cancer Center:

Nebraska Florists To Raise Money for Cancer Research Activities through “Bouquet of Hope” Program during October Flowers are a great way to express one’s feelings. Now, people who send flowers during the month of October also can send a message of support for cancer research through the “Bouquet of Hope” program involving 11 florists in […]

Sep 13, 1999

UNMC, NHS To Hold Sept. 16 Tree Planting in Beatrice to Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held Sept. 16 in Beatrice as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and  Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness level for […]

Sep 9, 1999

UNMC, Methodist Hospital, Nebraska Health System Finalize Mental Health Partnership;

New Non-Profit Corporation To Give New Life To Former Hospital Building Representatives from Methodist Hospital, Nebraska Health System and the University of Nebraska Medical Center raised the flag on a new era in the delivery of mental health services with the signing of contracts to form Richard Young Center. This new mental health partnership is […]

Sep 8, 1999

Treated Lance Armstrong, Tour de France Winner:

Testicular Cancer Expert To Speak at Carol Bell Lectureship at UNMC on Sept. 15 Lawrence Einhorn, M.D., one of the physicians who successfully treated Lance Armstrong, the 1999 Tour de France winner, for testicular cancer will deliver the second Carol Bell Lectureship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Sept. 15. Dr. Einhorn is […]

Sep 3, 1999